I just built my first 5 gallon natural fish tank with soil, gravel, and plants for my betta fish Poppy. I've been testing the water quality with the "API 5 in 1" test strips, which my local aquarium store says they use. The results in both my current 2.6 gallon tank (where my fish currently is)...

Hey y’all, I’m considering getting a pair of breeding bristlenose Plecos, but I am worried that they will disturb a aqua soil substrate and make the water murky. Has anyone had this issue?

I’ve spent a few hours rummaging through old threads, and wanted to re-address some of the topics, ideas, and experiments I found. Essentially, I thought it would be fun (and helpful) to create a thread topic that gears towards discussing experiences about our NPT’s after the basics and set up...

Can M. aquaticum grow stable in my aquarium? The tank is 11.6 gallons and the lights are 10 watts. No dosing of CO2. pH is 7.2±8.00. Daily fertilization of diluted hydriponic fertilizers. I have no access to some Test kits, not even a LFS is near locally or have any if those. I have some...